HisSong - On the Way Up, CD Review

Feb

2008

HisSong - On the Way Up

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Producer: Wayne Haun
Label: Vine Records
Website: http://www.hissongmusic.com

HisSong has made great strides over the course of the last couple of years to really kick things up a notch and release some really good music that is much better than the average. They continue to raise the bar for themselves, and as the title implies, they are definitely on their way up!

The recording starts off with 3 familiar tunes. The title song, "ON THE WAY UP", is a classic Joel Hemphill tune from the early 1970's and the guys turn in a soulful rendition of the tune before moving on the classic Ola Graves song, "THE GRAVE CAN'T HOLD ME", which has already done very well for the group on radio, and the guys do a superb job with their rendition of the song. The pace finally picks up with another Hemphill penned tune from the mid-1980s called "THE MIRACLE MAN" calling everyone to "stand still and see the wonders of the miracle man."

Wayne Haun and Joel Lindsay provided several collaborated tunes (as a writing duo and with other writers) for this recording including, "OUT OF HIS WAY", "OUR HIGHEST PRAISE", "THE THINGS THAT WON'T BE THERE", "I DON'T REGRET", "THAT'S WHEN GOD STEPS IN" (this could be the makings of an excellent radio song), "BECAUSE OF THE BLOOD" as well as the highlight of the recording, 'THROUGH EVERY STORM", which Haun co-wrote with Tony Wood and group member, Dennis Humphries.

The uptempo "JOY IN MY HEART" (which follows a similar arrangement to the Hoppers rendition from the few years ago, but with just a bit of tweaking) and their latest single, "I STILL HAVE IT ALL" complete the song list.
By all accounts, this is a top notch recording; great music tracks, excellent vocals, stellar arrangements and solid songs. My only hold up is that I would have liked a bit more variety as far as songs and styles go. Some of the songs run together for me and tend to not stand out. But with the songs being offered here, HisSong knocked it out of the ballpark and showcased quite a bit of versatility, and should actually win over a few new fans, while keeping their current fan base quite happy.

Song titles: Song titles: (stars denote personal favorites)
1 - On the Way Up
2 - The Grave Can't Hold Me**
3 - The Miracle Man
4 - Out of His Way
5 - Through Every Storm**
6 - Our Highest Praise
7 - Because of the Blood
8 - Joy in my Heart
9 - I Still Have it All**
10-The Things That Won't Be There
11-That's When God Steps In**
12-I Don't Regret**

Reader Comments

GREAT GREAT GREAT!!!!!

Commented by On 03/12/2008

Ditto to everything, everyone has mentioned about this absolutely BLESSED AND ANOINTED project. This has brought such joy to my family, and I am complete anticipation of the next project. If it continues to get better, it may not be safe to play it in my car. The Holy Spirit gets all over me. Also, congrats to Cannon on his upcoming marriage.
Love you boys,
Deon and Family

Commented by On 03/14/2008

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